`BR-CO-25`

In case the Amount due for payment (BT-115) is positive, either the Payment due date (BT-9) or the Payment terms (BT-20) shall be present.

Official rule text

[BR-CO-25]-In case the Amount due for payment (BT-115) is positive, either the Payment due date (BT-9) or the Payment terms (BT-20) shall be present.

Where the rule applies

Rule set	Document type	Severity
ZUGFeRD / Factur-X (2.5.2) FeRD, FNFE-MPE	Factur-X EXTENDED (CII)	error
French rules BR-FR, EXTENDED-CTC-FR (1.4.0.04) FNFE-MPE	EXTENDED-CTC-FR (CII), EXTENDED-CTC-FR (UBL Invoice), EXTENDED-CTC-FR (UBL CreditNote)	fatal
CIUS-RO (1.0.9) Romanian Ministry of Finance	CIUS-RO (UBL Invoice), CIUS-RO (UBL CreditNote)	fatal

Fatal and error findings make the invoice invalid (valid: false); warnings and information do not.

Business terms concerned (EN 16931)

BT-9
BT-20
BT-115

Technical check

Syntax: CII · ZUGFeRD / Factur-X (2.5.2)
Context: /rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice
Test (must be true): (number(//ram:DuePayableAmount) > 0 and ((//ram:SpecifiedTradePaymentTerms/ram:DueDateDateTime) or (//ram:SpecifiedTradePaymentTerms/ram:Description))) or not(number(//ram:DuePayableAmount) > 0)

Syntax: CII · French rules BR-FR, EXTENDED-CTC-FR (1.4.0.04)
Context: /rsm:CrossIndustryInvoice
Test (must be true): (xs:decimal(//ram:DuePayableAmount) > 0 and ((//ram:SpecifiedTradePaymentTerms/ram:DueDateDateTime) or (//ram:SpecifiedTradePaymentTerms/ram:Description))) or not(xs:decimal(//ram:DuePayableAmount)>0)

Syntax: UBL · CIUS-RO (1.0.9), French rules BR-FR, EXTENDED-CTC-FR (1.4.0.04)
Context: /ubl:Invoice/cac:LegalMonetaryTotal/cbc:PayableAmount
Test (must be true): ((. > 0) and (exists(//cbc:DueDate) or exists(//cac:PaymentTerms/cbc:Note))) or (. <= 0)

How the API reports this rule

Every finding of POST /v1/validate carries the rule id, severity, message, location (XPath) and rule set, and links this page (docUrl):

{
  "severity": "fatal",
  "ruleId": "BR-CO-25",
  "message": "[BR-CO-25]-In case the Amount due for payment (BT-115) is positive, either the Payment due date (BT-9) or the Payment terms (BT-20) shall be present.",
  "xpath": "/…",
  "source": "schematron:zugferd@2.5.2",
  "docUrl": "https://einvoice-api.eu/rules/br-co-25.html"
}

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Rule text and severity are taken unchanged from the official rule set; this page is generated from the API's configuration. Not legal advice.